Hi Guys, from what i have been reading about aweber its just a site that logs emails right? i can code thaat up in php/mysql then make a basic admin login to mass email, is there any other advantages to using the aweber to my suggestion? cheers Graham
Deliverablilty.........it doesn't just log emails there are a lot of things that it does and you should really go to the site and read about all the features but the most important feature to me is that your message is going to get through most of the time. You can mass mail all you want using your technique but I guarantee most of them will end up in the junk or spam folder then it won't be long before you end up being blacklisted from most of the major isp's and then your screwed. There is a reason that most marketers use one or two of the top recommended autoresponder services.
Aaaand... check your hosting accounts emailing features. Good luck sending an email to a list of a couple hundred, or thousand, people.
Seriously, Aweber greatly helps making sure your email gets to your list. Did my first email blast yesterday and I am happy with the results. Money well spent.
I'm rocking with GetResponse as it's significantly cheaper. I've read that it's harder to get started with --- but I haven't had too many issues.
Aweber does it all. They create your opt-in forms, collect e-mails, send e-mails, and keep track of click throughs from those e-mails. I find them to be very reliable, especially when there is a big list involved.